Description
Product Overview
The Dell 540-BBXX Intel XL710QDA2 2-Port Network Adapter is a high-performance network adapter designed to provide advanced networking capabilities to Dell servers. This network adapter is based on Intel’s XL710QDA2 network chip, which provides excellent throughput and low latency. It is a PCIe 3.0 x8 network adapter that supports 10 GbE and 40 GbE Ethernet networks. It also supports the iWARP RDMA protocol, which provides low-latency and high-bandwidth data transfers over Ethernet networks.
Features
The Dell 540-BBXX Intel XL710QDA2 2-Port Network Adapter offers several advanced features that make it an ideal choice for high-performance computing environments. Some of the key features of this network adapter are:
High Performance
The Dell 540-BBXX Intel XL710QDA2 2-Port Network Adapter is designed to deliver high performance in terms of throughput and latency. It supports 10 GbE and 40 GbE Ethernet networks and is based on Intel’s XL710QDA2 network chip, which provides excellent performance and scalability.
Advanced Networking Capabilities
The Dell 540-BBXX Intel XL710QDA2 2-Port Network Adapter provides advanced networking capabilities such as iWARP RDMA and RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet). These protocols provide low-latency and high-bandwidth data transfers over Ethernet networks, which are essential for high-performance computing environments.
Compatibility
The Dell 540-BBXX Intel XL710QDA2 2-Port Network Adapter is compatible with a wide range of Dell PowerEdge servers, including the Dell PowerEdge R630, R730, R730xd, R830, R930, T630, M630, and FC830. It is also compatible with several operating systems, including Windows Server, Linux, and VMware.
Easy to Install and Use
The Dell 540-BBXX Intel XL710QDA2 2-Port Network Adapter is easy to install and use. It comes with a user-friendly installation guide that provides step-by-step instructions for installing the adapter in Dell PowerEdge servers. It also includes Dell OpenManage Network Manager, which provides a centralized management console for managing network adapters and other network components.
Specifications
The Dell 540-BBXX Intel XL710QDA2 2-Port Network Adapter offers the following specifications:
- Interface Type: PCI Express 3.0 x8
- Data Transfer Rate: 10 Gbps / 40 Gbps
- Network / Transport Protocol: TCP/IP, UDP/IP, iWARP, RoCE
- Features: IPv6 support, Jumbo Frames support, PXE support, Large Send Offload (LSO), Receive Side Scaling (RSS), Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c)
- Compatible Servers: Dell PowerEdge R630, R730, R730xd, R830, R930, T630, M630, FC830
- Compatible Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.x, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.x, VMware ESXi 5.5, VMware ESXi 6.0, VMware ESXi 6.5
General Information about the Dell 540-BBXX
- Manufacturer : Dell
- Model Number or SKU# 540-BBXX
- Device Type : Network Adapter
Technical Information
- Form Factor : Plug-In Card Low Profile.
- Interface (Bus) Type : PCI Express 3.0 X8.
Networking:
- Ports : 40 Gigabit QSFP+ X 2
- Connectivity Technology : Wired
- Data Link Protocol : 40 Gigabit LAN
- Data Transfer Rate : 40 GBPS
- Network / Transport Protocol : TCP/IP, UDP/IP, ISCSI
- Remote Management Protocol : SNMP, RMON
- Status Indicators : Port Transmission Speed, Link/Activity
- Features : Flow Control, VLAN Support, Packet Filtering, Ipv6 Support, TCP/IP Offloading, Quality Of Service (QOS), Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDQ), Ipv4 Support, Teaming Support, PXE Support, Large Send Offload (LSO), Giant Send Offload (GSO), Receive Side Scaling (RSS), Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV), Data Center Bridging (DCB), Adaptive Load Balancing (Alb), Energy Efficient Ethernet, TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO), Checksum Offload Support, Extended Message-Signaled Interrupts (MSI-X), UDP/IP Offloading, Watch Dog Timer (WDT), FCOE Support, ISCSI Boot, Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA)
- Compliant Standards : IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1P, IEEE 802.3AD (LACP), IEEE 802.1AS, IEEE 802.1QBG.
Expansion / Connectivity:
- Interfaces : 2 X 40gb Ethernet QSFP+.
